Your May 18 letter to Mr. Jim Knorpp, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Area Director for Fort Worth, was forwarded to this office for response. I apologize for the delay in replying to your inquiry as to OSHA's interpretations of the terms certified and qualified as used in ANSI standards for aerial lifts.
Pole bending. Pole bending is a timed event that features a horse and one mounted rider, running a weaving or serpentine path around six poles arranged in a line.
The horse that would be best for all 3 of those is the horse that is well conformed, athletic, and willing to please, regardless of breed. Generally speaking, the horses that excel at barrels and poles are stock breed horses; quarter horses, paints, appaloosas, etc. However, the type of horses that are competitive at those sports may not have the physicality needed to be a good jumper. The same is correct the other way.